Display-stand.



- E. A. SAGKETT.

DISPLAY STAND.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 26, 1914.

Patented 5213.5, 1915.-

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. ALLEN sAcxETT, OE PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AssIGNoETo THE REYNOLDS cOnPOEATION, or EnIsToL, TENNESSEE, A CORPORATION OE TEN- y DISPLAY-STAND.

Patented J all. 5, 1915*.

Applmatinn mea irma ze, 1914. serial N9. 827,463.

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`Be it. known'that I, HAEBIE ALLEN SAoKEEr, acitizen of the.United.Sta.tes,.re siding at Philadelphia, in Athe county of Philadelphia.. and. State of .Pennsylvama, have invented v'certain new anduseful' lm.-

rebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description. Ofthe inven- 'tion,s uch`.as vvill enable others skilled in the art to it appertains.A to make and usethesalme.

This .invention relates to display stands and an objectof .the'invention is to provide ali-stand .'ofl [construction so. -form ed that .-xveight of .the .articles bemgi .d isplayed will 'serve to make the stand rigid andsecure; .l l

IA further object of the invention 1s to provide a' d s lay` standout from a. s1ngle strip of card oard or similar material so that there is no waste material.

still further object of. .the inventlon 1s to provideadisplay stand having platforms so arranged asjto display articles 1n any one f|seyeral.dilferentlpositmns .still further` objectVv of the invention 1s to provlicilel aniimproved form of easel'for Sup this display Smedith'these and other obJects 1n view, the invention-consists of the' new anduseful constructions, arrangement and combinatlon of partsf as will be described and claimed he einafter.' l

' inthe accompanying drawlngs wherein nate corresponding parts throughput the several view s :"Fignrev 1 is a perspectlve view ofthe stand; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectlon takenY through the display stand; F 1g. 3 shows the standcollapsed for packing; Fig. -l showsI a section similar to .l5`1g. 2 taken through a modified form of the invention; Fig. is a side View of the box assembled Showing easel at-the back thereof.

Thev general aim of the present inventlon is'to provide a display stand formedof pasteboard, or in fact any sheet material,

povements in DisplayfStands; and 'l do `two forms of lthe invention are shown and wherein similar reference characters desigt0 having substantially parallel front and back f back sheet.

sheets and having platforms cut from the front sheet but hinged thereto andl provided with flaps which `engage ears formed on the These ears on the back sheet may either be in a horizontal plane with the pivot of the platform or may be thereabove, this construction making it possible for the platform to be either horizontal or `to slope upwardly.

The invention com rises a back 1; top 2 frmwhichjextend lzips 3; bottom 4 from which extend flaps4 5 comparable with flaps ;"and afront' sheet or face .6 from, which extend vertical sides 7 having aps 7 along their outer .edges The lower' end of the back 1 carriesa ytab v8,Which is attached the upper 'of the bottom 4 as-seen 1n F ig. 2V., The'upper and-.lower aps Sand 5 and the vertical sides Tand-theirvfiaps 7 are similar to flaps ordinarily, employed in box structuresand are used to assemble the box as seen in. Fig'. 1, no further description ofthe fiaps and'operation of the same being deemed necessary. f

The Lfront sheet or facing 6 is provided with a plurality of incisionse formed of any convenient design Vbut shown in the drawings as substantially U-shaped with rounded ends. Illhe bottom ofthe vertical sides of the'incisi'on 9 are rounded as Yat 10 and terminate atv the points '11 between which there -is formed a line of scoring 12. There may bev as many ofthese incisions as desired and they are not," necessarily arranged just asshown in thel drawing. Between the line of scoring 12 `and the top 13 of the incision 9 nextl therebelow there is left a panel 14 theface of which is vertical and may receive any style of advertising matter. This panel 14 extends across the A entire width of the incision and ,is connected to the opposlte vertical sills 15 `vforjr'ning'a' defines a platform 16 which has La line of scoring 17 therein to provide a lip 18. The platform 16' may be provided with any advertising matter'and is designed as a shelf or support for articles to bev displayed and may therefore be provided with any of the usual devices for holding articles thereto, if the platform is to be held in any position other than horizontal.

Referring to Fig. 2, it will be seen that the back 1 is provided with a plurality of ears 19 defined by incisions 20, these ears 19 being preferably arranged in horizontal lines which are substantially in alinement with the lines of scoring 12. These ears 19 are approximately the same height as the Width of the lip 18 formed on each of the platforms 16.

When it is desired to assemble the display stand each platform 16 will be bent downwardly and backwardly into the stand structurei along the line of scoring 12, the lip 1'8 having previously been bent substantially at vright angles to the plane of the platform 16 along the line of scoring 17. The platforms 16 are then pressed down until they are substantially horizontal as seen in Fig. 2 at which time the lips 18 will engage the ears 19 which ears 19 are bent away from the back suiliciently `to engage the lips 18 frictionally. The ears 19 are stiff enough to resist bending down under any ordinary weight which maybe placed upon the platforms 16.A When cardboard or similar material is used for the manufacture of this display stand, there will be a natural tendency for the platforms 16 to spring upwardly and thus disengage the lips `18'frorn the ears 19 despite their frictional engagement. Therefore, it will be seen that when such a material as cardboard or pasteboard is used the weight of the articles to be displayed is effective in holding the lips-engaged with the ears 19.

The vertical section shown in Fig. 4 illustrates a modified form of the invention, the modification consisting in placing the ears in lines above the lanes in which the corresponding lines o scoring 12 lie, this construction vmaldng it'possible for the topof the platform 16 to be seen so that.advertis ing matter carried thereon will be more effective. Also if the articles to be displayed havefprinted upon the tops thereof advertisin ('i'islplay this modified form of the invention be found effective for the purpose.

While the ears 19 which are used for supporting the platforms 16 have been described as being in a horizontal-line, yet 'I' The device shown is designed to be used in show windows, on show cases, in stores and' other places and ordinarily the bottom or" base 4 willfbe df sufficient width to support the stand, but if additional lsupporting matter which it is desirable to fmaarre 25 therein can be swung to the position shown in said ligure to lock the wings 23 in a position substantially perpendicular to the back of the stand. l

It will be understood that the flaps 3, 5 and 7 will assist the easel 21 by making the box structure stiff in which case the structure Awill be supported in the position shown in Fig. 5. The side aps 7 terminate close to the outer ears 19 and therefore afford a thickness of the material between the,

front face of the back and the front face of the flaps which cause 'abend in each lip 18 and thereby provides an additional means. for increasing the frictional contact between the lips 18 and the ears 19.

By referring to Fig. 3, it will be seen that there is no material whatsoever .wasted in the cutting of that portion of the card which forms the front of the display stand. Each ear 19 also is defined by a single incision so that no material whatsoever is wasted in the back. Thedisplay stand can be made from the blanks which are cut for making cardboard or pasteboard boxes of the same size.

I claim:

1. The herein described display stand comprising a back, top, front, and bottom, the latter attached to the back, sides connected with the edges of said front, and flaps along the free edges of the sides and the ends of the top and bottom;'said back having incisions producing upstanding ears, and said front having incisions produce ing platforms adapted to be bent back into shelves, each platform having a line of scoring near its free edge producing a lip adapted to engage the corresponding-ear.

2. The herein described display stand comprising a back, top, front, and bottom, the latter attached to the back, sides connected with the edges of said front, and

aps along the freeedges of the sidesand i the ends of the top and bottom; saidback' 4a corresponding number of inverted U- shaped incisions` producingv platforms adaptedA to be bent back into, shelves with their rear edges en ging said ears.

3. lThe hereinl escribedr kdisplay stand com `rising a back, top, front, andbottom, the atterattached to the back, sides connected with the edges ofv said front, and

aps' along the free edges ofthe sides and the-ends of the' top an bottom; said back hav1ng 'a plurality of transversev incisions P111vl .ulngl upstan' de I ears 'dwp' osed between the side aps, said front having a lip adapted to be bent down into engagecorresponding number of inverted U-shaped ment with the corresponding ear. 10 incisions rounded at their corners and eX- In testimony whereof I affix my signature tremities and a score line between said eX- in presence of two witnesses.

5 tremities whereby the material Within each HARRIE ALLEN SACKETT.

yincision forms a platform adapted t0 be Witnesses: bent back into a shelf, said platform having FRANK L. SWIGERT, f

a score line near its free edge producing a JQ LESLIE RUPERT. 

